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Calloway County Schools
Calloway County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Calloway County (Murray). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Calloway County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Calloway County
6 of 7 schools in Calloway County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 4C: 1F: 1
Best schools in Calloway County
Statewide rankings: all 224 high schools in Kentucky · all 206 middle schools in Kentucky · all 680 elementary schools in Kentucky
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Southwest Calloway Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A North Calloway Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Calloway County Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Calloway County High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ East Calloway Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Calloway County Alternative Program (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Calloway County
High schools (1)
- A- Calloway County High School, Murray
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A- Calloway County Middle School, Murray
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C+ East Calloway Elementary School, Murray
- A North Calloway Elementary School, Murray
- A Southwest Calloway Elementary School, Murray
Other schools and academies (2)
- F Calloway County Alternative Program, Murray
- Calloway County Preschool Center, Murray
Where Calloway County schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Murray (7)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Calloway County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,091 students with 195 full-time-equivalent teachers and 421 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2100870
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Murray Independent (4 schools, 3 mi)
- Marshall County (11 schools, 18 mi)
- Mayfield Independent (3 schools, 22 mi)
- Trigg County (5 schools, 25 mi)
- Graves County (9 schools, 26 mi)
- Lyon County (3 schools, 30 mi)
- Paducah Independent (7 schools, 37 mi)
- McCracken County (12 schools, 39 mi)
Questions about Calloway County
How many schools are in Calloway County?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Calloway County, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Calloway County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Murray.
How good are the schools in Calloway County?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 46.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 38.3%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Calloway County?
3,091 students were enrolled in Calloway County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Calloway County?
Calloway County is in Kentucky, based in Calloway County, with its district office in Murray. Its boundary covers about 380 sq mi.